PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and MDD with alcohol use disorder, found the separate rating assigned for left lower extremity radiculopathy to be proper, and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative joint disease and lower back strain.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD based on new and relevant evidence submitted.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the symptomology more closely resembled occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability but granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (s) rate as of February 16, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, and Alzheimer's disease, to include major neurocognitive disorder, due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for additional development due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist, including an inadequate VA examination addressing PTSD and its impact on employment, as well as a heart disability claim that did not adequately address whether the Veteran's heart palpitations constituted a heart disability.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) since April 16, 2001, and SMC at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) based solely on the effects of Reiter's syndrome from December 16, 2004.

The veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD from December 16, 2017, to June 18, 2024, but a higher rating was denied.

The appeal was dismissed for being untimely, and the claims for service connection for PTSD with bipolar depression and insomnia, a left knee disorder, a right knee disorder, and headaches were denied due to lack of evidence supporting current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 11, 2012, for the award of service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of service connection for a back condition.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and non-compensable ratings for residuals of fractures to the right little and ring fingers. The claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, intervertebral disc syndrome, and degenerative disc disease was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for an increased disability rating and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain relevant medical records.

The decision granted earlier effective dates for DEA benefits, TDIU, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ from August 1, 2018, but denied increased ratings for PTSD, ED, left knee degenerative arthritis with synovitis and chondromalacia, and other conditions.

The Board remands the claim for further development due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 50 percent rating from March 30, 2010, to October 29, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder due to deficiencies in the previous Board decision.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to be productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating from October 1, 2018. The claim for an increased rating prior to August 13, 2018, was granted, but the TDIU claim was denied as moot.

The Board denied service connection for depressive disorder, alcohol abuse, and a ventral hernia, and dismissed the appeal for PTSD as untimely.